Verdinglichung

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German

Etymology

verdinglichen +‎ -ung

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈdɪŋlɪçʊŋ/
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Noun

Verdinglichung f (genitive Verdinglichung, plural Verdinglichungen)

  1. thingification, objectification, reification
    Synonym: Objektifizierung
    • 1894, Karl Marx, chapter 51, in Friedrich Engels, editor, Das Kapital , III: Der Gesammtprocess der kapitalistischen Produktion, Hamburg: Otto Meissner, page 417:
      Es ist ferner schon in der Waare eingeschlossen, und noch mehr in der Waare als Produkt des Kapitals, die Verdinglichung der gesellschaftlichen Produktionsbestimmungen und die Versubjektivirung der materiellen Grundlagen der Produktion, welche die ganze kapitalistische Produktionsweise charakterisirt.
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    • 2006 September 7, Thomas Assheuer, “Autos sind die besseren Menschen”, in Die Zeit:
      Die Beseelung der Maschine – ist das nicht der Gipfel der Verdinglichung?
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Declension

Descendants

  • English: reification (calque)

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